Train Behavior Norms
How do you define an asocial behavior? Taking several seats and lying down can be considered ill-mannered, yet looking at how people place shoes differently, make you feel one is more well-mannered than the other.
How about this one? Another sleepy couple in Tokyo? In fact they were strangers. Typically when the train becomes empty and strangers are seated next to each other, the one who sits further from the corner stands up swiftly and change one’s seat to give more space to the one at the corner. However, this time the lady was too sleepy; She started to lean her heads on the young man instead of standing up and making any space. He seemed confused, but decided that he will just let go. For another few stations, she leaned to his shoulder until she realized it was her stop and left the train.
Living in a dense city is about creating your own comfort zone and letting others to have one. And although it is in a small level, it seems that people are practicing this in their everyday lives.
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“Living in a dense city…” Kenichi Tanaka (talented japanese graphic designer) created a nice video/animation about Japan, there is also a part about population density in Tokyo, (3:35): http://vimeo.com/9873910
This is the english version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgsbIfI0uIg
… and for the images: #1 – Considerate, #2 – Ignorant, #3 Cute
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It’s totally normal in Japan.
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Well, if a permission to deviate from topic is granted to me…
i would caption it as “Densha Otoko in making”